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[MkB]

Yes, it's tough All are appealing, and there are at least 4 that I would like as a book title (which is not exactly the same as a single story title). The task of picking one is particularly tough for a centenary tribute, 'cause we need a classic flemingesque title! I need to let them "grow on me" before voting...

[spynovelfan]

SKELETONS OF YESTERDAY got my vote. Sounds Flemingishly mysterious, scans well, and has the appropriate feel for a centenary celebration exhuming his historic creation.

(And, I've just realised, it's taken from Pulp's excellent Tomorrow Never Lies track.)

[MattofSteel]

Some of these are phenomenal.

[Mister Asterix]

‘Forever Yours, with Regret’ seems the most in celebration of Fleming, so I gave it my vote. They’re all quite nice though. Also like ‘Quality of the Stone’, but right now it’s too much like Quantum of Solace. Any other year it might’ve received my tally.

[Skudor]

"Between the Shadow and the Soul" got my vote. Wasn't an easy choice though.

[MkB]

At the moment, I'm balancing between three titles:
- Forever Yours, with Regret: I like it very much as a short story title, and Forever Yours would be perfect for a Centenary tribute, but maybe "with Regret", though no doubt perfectly appropriate for the short story, has a negative touch if it's meant to refer to Fleming, hasn't it? I'm not sure.
- Skeletons of Yesterday: nice too, but maybe a bit too macabre for a centenary tribute
- Between the Shadow and the Soul: good one, that could refer to the dark atmosphere of the Fleming novels.

[MattofSteel]

Some of them are a bit 'John le Carre' to me, others really evoke Fleming. They're all stunning, not a bad one on the list. I have to say that fanfiction titles usually put me off for being a bit sketch, but this has to be the best collection of titles I've ever seen in one place.

[Harry Fawkes]

The Mercurius Affair got my vote. Sounds seriously exciting, sexy and dangerously intriguing.

Regards and well done to all to all
Harry Fawkes

[Jim]

SKELETONS OF YESTERDAY got my vote. Sounds Flemingishly mysterious, scans well, and has the appropriate feel for a centenary celebration exhuming his historic creation.

(And, I've just realised, it's taken from Pulp's excellent Tomorrow Never Lies track.)

So it is.

...but this has to be the best collection of titles I've ever seen in one place.

Yes, they're very good.

[Mr Twilight]

I'll go for SKELETONS OF YESTERDAY. There were a few really good ones but in the end Skeletons of yesterday was the most Fleming-esque I think.

I really looking forward to may 28. I didn't thought this idea would take off like it did, but I'm so happy it did. Let's see - 12 weeks before christmas...oh sorry..."publishing day".

[Joyce Carrington]

Finally decided on Forever Yours, With Regret.

[MkB]

Finally decided on Forever Yours, With Regret.

Same here (without regret)!

[Royal Dalton]

Went for 'All's Hell That Ends Well'.

[clinkeroo]

I think I know which one Clink's is...

Now, I never said I submitted anthing, did I ? I just hope you were able to finish that bit you were working on, My Friend. Very interested to see how this turns out.

You and Fenna may recognize parts of my story from an idea that I was playing with a long time ago, in a different form, at a different place. I don't want to write the best story, just the bleakest.

[Hitch]

I don't want to write the best story, just the bleakest.

Bleak is his middle name.

[Single-O-Seven]

I'm looking forward to what people have come up with. I'm also curious to know what era most of the writers selected for their stories, and how many entries were sent in.
I voted for No. 6.

[Double-0-7]

Finally finished my mulling and coming back to look agains.

I am a Forever Yours, With Regrets fan as of right now!

[AMVanish13]

Blunt Instrumental is pretty cool. Sounds like a Radiohead song.

I'm a little confused... Has the selection of what stories to include already happened? How is that all working out? If you've already explained this, please be patient with me!

[Hitch]

Tricky, isn't it? I liked Blunt Instrumental and Skeletons of Yesterday, almost went for Eyes Without A Face before deciding it was too Barbra Streisand-y, and finally landed on Forever Yours, with Regret. If it was this much fun weighing up the titles then how much fun is it going to be reading the actual stories? Brace yourselves.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Tricky, isn't it? I liked Blunt Instrumental and Skeletons of Yesterday, almost went for Eyes Without A Face before deciding it was too Barbra Streisand-y, and finally landed on Forever Yours, with Regret. If it was this much fun weighing up the titles then how much fun is it going to be reading the actual stories? Brace yourselves.

Eyes Without a Face is also a French horror film from 1960, just FYI; not sure if that'll skew anyone's consideration of it. And yes, it is rather tricky to pick just one. Stuck between The Blunt Instrumental and Skeletons of Yesterday.

[spynovelfan]

I like Eyes Without A Face, but can't help think of this.

[Mr Twilight]

I like Eyes Without A Face, but can't help think of this.

Ohh, that one I almost forgot. Soo...80th and...not very Bond-ish but a lovely song...great memories to that one. Thanks alot spynovelfan. (a bit off-topic)

[MkB]

I was wondering if I would be the only one who would enjoy a .LIT eBook version of this collection, as a complement of the PDF eBook?

PDF eBooks are nicer, but they are a hell to read on mobile devices with tiny screens. Besides, it's quite tricky to create a LIT eBook from a PDF one, but it's very easy to create one from a MSWord or HTML source (thanks to freewares like ReaderWorks).
Of course, I could lend a hand if necessary.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Quality of the Stone; it just sums up the collection as a solid piece of work, in my opinion.

[MkB]

The poll ends in two days... Hurry, hurry to express your opinion!

[MicroGlobeOne]

It was close there for a while, but no longer. Unless something dramatic happens in the next two days, it looks like we've got a clear-cut winner here!

That said, I'm with MkB. Everyone who can vote should vote. Who knows? It's entirely possible that something dramatic could happen in the next two days! Isn't democracy wonderful?

Edited by MicroGlobeOne, 18 March 2008 - 02:52 PM.

[Single-O-Seven]

It was close there for a while, but no longer. Unless something dramatic happens in the next two days, it looks like we've got a clear-cut winner here!

That said, I'm with MkB. Everyone who can vote should vote. Who knows? It's entirely possible that something dramatic could happen in the next two days! Isn't democracy wonderful?

Maybe everybody's waiting to pull an "E-Bay Trick" here. The bid will remain relatively unchanged on some hot item until the last few minutes when everybody starts bidding, and you have to keep hitting refresh just to keep up to date.

I suggest posting an exact time when the poll will be closed, so that we can all refresh the page on this board during the last five minutes or so to watch how many votes suddenly come in.

[Mister Asterix]

Maybe everybody's waiting to pull an "E-Bay Trick" here. The bid will remain relatively unchanged on some hot item until the last few minutes when everybody starts bidding, and you have to keep hitting refresh just to keep up to date.

I suggest posting an exact time when the poll will be closed, so that we can all refresh the page on this board during the last five minutes or so to watch how many votes suddenly come in.

[mra]But wouldn

[Jim]

It ends when it ends.

Which is Thursday.

[Single-O-Seven]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='851384' date='18 March 2008 - 11:40'][quote name='Single-O-Seven' post='851377' date='18 March 2008 - 09:33']Maybe everybody's waiting to pull an "E-Bay Trick" here. The bid will remain relatively unchanged on some hot item until the last few minutes when everybody starts bidding, and you have to keep hitting refresh just to keep up to date.

I suggest posting an exact time when the poll will be closed, so that we can all refresh the page on this board during the last five minutes or so to watch how many votes suddenly come in.[/quote]

[mra]But wouldn